Population

317,247

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$210,400

Owner-occupied units

Corpus Christi, TX

Texas · 27.754° N, 97.173° W · 168 sq mi

Corpus Christi is a city in Texas, with a population of 317,247 and about 1,891 residents per square mile. The median household earns $67,394 a year, and the median home is worth $210,400.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

168 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,891

People per square mile

Rank by population

#64

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#41

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$67,394

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,292

Per month

Homeownership

57.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.3 min

One way

People

Median age

36.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

24.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

8.8%

Households

118,741

2.6 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.4^%

Retail trade 12.5^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.8^%

Construction 9.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

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